Comments on: The Russian Motion, As Expressed By Its Verb http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/ Language and Culture of the Russian-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rich Haller http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Rich Haller Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:35:49 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/#comment-329 About missing Russia and its mysterious attraction for you. A Russian friend commenting on my own Russophilia said "Russia is a sweet poison." I went looking for the source of that statement as I had a feeling she was quoting. I found the following interesting tidbits in another blog about Russia. <a href="http://go2gilles.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://go2gilles.blogspot.com/</a> "You know, I call Russian girls сладкий яд (sweet poison) and try to stay as far away as possible or handle them with extreme precaution." .... "Poor all the men (Russian and special foreigner) which are intrigued by the beauty and seemingly tenderness of Russian girls. But behind the surface Russian girls may be some of the smartest and toughest beings in the world. After the grown up in a "survival of the fittest" society, within a very pro-male culture and with 20 million more woman then men in the country." I agree entirely. My experience of Russian women (or 'girls' as they are called until they get married) based on more than 10 trips to Russia (mostly St Petersburg) since 1999 supports this observation. The only thing he left out is the prevalence of alcoholic husbands which results in the wife taking on all responsibility for the family including the husband or early widowship. About missing Russia and its mysterious attraction for you. A Russian friend commenting on my own Russophilia said “Russia is a sweet poison.”

I went looking for the source of that statement as I had a feeling she was quoting. I found the following interesting tidbits in another blog about Russia.
http://go2gilles.blogspot.com/

“You know, I call Russian girls сладкий яд (sweet poison) and try to stay as far away as possible or handle them with extreme precaution.”
….
“Poor all the men (Russian and special foreigner) which are intrigued by the beauty and seemingly tenderness of Russian girls. But behind the surface Russian girls may be some of the smartest and toughest beings in the world. After the grown up in a “survival of the fittest” society, within a very pro-male culture and with 20 million more woman then men in the country.”

I agree entirely. My experience of Russian women (or ‘girls’ as they are called until they get married) based on more than 10 trips to Russia (mostly St Petersburg) since 1999 supports this observation. The only thing he left out is the prevalence of alcoholic husbands which results in the wife taking on all responsibility for the family including the husband or early widowship.

]]> By: John Baker http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/comment-page-1/#comment-328 John Baker Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/#comment-328 J, I for one, like your expanations of Russian grammar, so I could say, "Do not listen to Anna or her ilk." I appreciate your delineating the subtle differences between the several Russian verbs for "going" and the simpler English constructions to this non-Slavic soul. (What the heck, in English we just go!) But I suppose that you might occasionlly like to offer some literary posts beyond Dostoyesvsky! Continued thanks for your Blog!! J,
I for one, like your expanations of Russian grammar, so I could say, “Do not listen to Anna or her ilk.” I appreciate your delineating the subtle differences between the several Russian verbs for “going” and the simpler English constructions to this non-Slavic soul. (What the heck, in English we just go!)
But I suppose that you might occasionlly like to offer some literary posts beyond Dostoyesvsky!

Continued thanks for your Blog!!

]]> By: Anna http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Anna Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:31:43 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/the-russian-motion-as-expressed-by-its-verb/#comment-327 OK, enough of this grammar stuff. Can you write about Kir Bulychev, pretty please? I remember reading his stories when I was a kid, and would like to, maybe perhaps, try them in Russian this time around... OK, enough of this grammar stuff.
Can you write about Kir Bulychev, pretty please? I remember reading his stories when I was a kid, and would like to, maybe perhaps, try them in Russian this time around…

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